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Nikki Haley, in the strongest statement yet, called it a "sad day for America." The first Republican primary debate and a mug shot for the History books. It was a split-screen week for the GOP as eight presidential hopefuls gathered in Milwaukee on Wednesday night to spar on Ukraine, abortion and other issues. Absent from the stage but not the public eye was former President Donald Trump, who surrendered Thursday at the Fulton County jail in the Georgia election case. For the first time in his four indictments, Trump had his mug shot taken. Former President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Alex Brandon/AP Now, some of his Republican rivals are being asked to weigh in on the image. And some congressional allies are posting their own versions in solidarity. MORE: Donald Trump's campaign using mug shot in fundraising push President Joe Biden's team, meanwhile, released a new ...

Each of Trump's three indictments have landed like thunderclaps: massive, booming disruptions to the news cycle and immediate additions to historical records Each of Donald Trump's three indictments -- the latest of which came on Tuesday -- have landed like thunderclaps: massive, booming disruptions to the news cycle and immediate additions to historical records. Yet for all that noise, and how unprecedented the mounting charges against the former president are, they have so far been received in utterly familiar ways. Trump claims he is being unjustly targeted, as he did again on Tuesday, and he continues to drive conversations and dominate early primary polls in a political world remade by his rules of revenge and grievance. The Republican front-runner now faces a third set of felony indictments -- this time connected to his push to overturn his 2020 election defeat, with searing images of Jan. 6 a reminder of how close forces aligned with his interests came to succeeding. Wi...